Table 1 Comparison of simulation results for the study site and different field measurements
Site | ravine forest Simulation | ridge forest Simulation | ravine forest Field | ravine forest Field | ridge forest Field | Trocha Union Field | Trocha Union Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Description | simulated values (this study) | simulated values (Dislich et al. 2009) | field measurements used for calibration (Leuschner et al. 2013) | field measurements (matrixplots) used for validation (Werner and Homeier 2015) | field measurements (matrixplots) used for comparison (Werner and Homeier 2015) | field measurements from Peru (Plot VII) used for comparison (Girardin et al. 2010) | field measurements from Peru (Plot VIII) used for comparison (Girardin et al. 2010) |
Latitude | – | 3°58’30” | – | – | 13°4’24” | 13°4’16” | |
Longitude | – | 79°4’25” | – | – | 71°33’30” | 71°33’18” | |
Elevation (m) | – | 1890 | 1975 | 2045 | 2020 | 1855 | |
Mean annual air temperature (°C) | – | 13.0 | – | – | 17.4 | 18.0 | |
Precipitation (mm∙yr−1) | – | 2193 | – | – | 1827 | 2472 | |
Aboveground biomass (tODM∙ha−1) | 233.6 ± 11.6 | 127.9 ± 4.3 | – | 271.0 ± 165.0 | 129.0 ± 42.0 | – | – |
Basal area (m2∙ha−1) | 49.67 ± 0.5 | 25.0 ± 0.05 | – | 50.3 ± 24.0 | 32.0 ± 9.8 | – | – |
Gross primary production (Mg C∙(ha∙yr) –1) | 26.24 ± 0.74 | 25.1 ± 0.6 | >14.1 | – | – | – | – |
Aboveground net primary productivity (Mg C∙(ha∙yr) –1) | 3.5 ± 0.45 | 3.7 ± 0.05 | 4.62 | 4.59 ± 0.88 | 2.9 ± 0.34 | 2.54 | 2.55 |